#BB89CB closest to Violaceous
#BB89CB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 53.7% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(187, 137, 203)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 39% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BB89CB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.55:1.
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Variations of #BB89CB
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#BB89CB color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#BB89CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #BB89CB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C9DC9
- Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8098CE
- Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9395CC
- Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C9DC9
- Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C97CA
- Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BB91A1
- Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC8CB9
- Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
- Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A497A9
#BB89CB contrast checker
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Colors similar to #BB89CB
Palettes with #BB89CB
- 0036466A362C647C430097B7BA87C8ABCD76Nordic Noir to Fiddle-Leaf Fig
- 00435D874B00BB87C1ACE6C2Maniac Mansion to Glaucous Green
- 504271C18ECD072448644EC5B9CFFFHaunted Candelabra to Night Snow
- 203015614000C08CD55284BBCCE5FFDarkest Forest to Salty Ice
- 0C161D0F3D57655940958A69B18DC9E7D3FABlack Stallion to Bubblegum Crisis
- 301847227500BE88D7CAEFA3Silent Orbit to Creamy Avocado
#BB89CB in CSS
/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BB89CB; }
.background { background-color: #BB89CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB89CB; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 137 203);
color: hsl(285 39% 67%);
color: oklch(0.702 0.109 317.8);#BB89CB FAQ
What color is #BB89CB?
#BB89CB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.
What is the RGB value of #BB89CB?
#BB89CB is rgb(187, 137, 203) in RGB, hsl(285, 39%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 33%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #BB89CB?
The complementary color of #BB89CB is #99CB89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #BB89CB?
Black text has the best contrast on #BB89CB: 7.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #BB89CB a warm or cool color?
#BB89CB is a cool color.